Riveting tool



R. PETTIT.

RIVETING TOOL.

FILED APR 22. 1921 Mar. 6, 1923;

Patented 6, i923..

RAY PET'IIT, OF FREMONT, NEBRASKA.

hdeidld' BIVETING- TOGL.

Application filed. April, 1921'. Serial No( 463,704.

This inventionv relates to an improvedA riveting anvil particularly designed for use in repairing the chassis frames of-Ford automobiles and has asone of its principal objects to provide a device of this vcharacter whereby the front cross member of the frame of a Ford vehicle may be readily riveted in place. l j i j The invention has as a further object to provide an anvil which may be temporarily secured" in position and which, whlen in place, will serve to block displacementof the securing rivets, coaoting therewith'so that said rivets may be conveniently upset.`

And the invention has asa still further object to provide a device wherein the means employed for temporarily securing the 'anvil in place will'also serve as a temporary fas` tening means for the cross linembeiybeing riveted for holding said cross member in proper position during the riveting operation.

Other and incidental objects -will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved anvil,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the anvil in connection with one side member and the front cross member of the frame of a Ford vehicle, n

Figure 3 is a transverse section through the device, and

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section showing the manner in which the anvil is adapted to sustain the rivets employed for securing the front cross member t-o the adjacent side member of the frame.

It is at present often necessary to replace the front cross member of the frame of a Ford vehicle. However, under present practice, it is very difficult to upset the rivets employed for securing the cross member, due to the fact that no suitable tool is provided which will lit in the channels of the side members j of the frame behind the rivets. Accordingly, the rivets can be only imperfectly supported during the upsetting operation, often resultng not only in premature looseness of the rivets` but also invo'lvin considerable loss of time and labor. The present invention, therefore, seeks to provide a device which will overcome these dis- `advantages and a device whichwill render it readily possible to apply the rivets.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing', I have, for convenience, shown the left side member 10 of the frame of a Ford 65 vehicle, the right side lmember being, of course, identical. Extending'between said members at their forward ends is a front cross member 11 to the adjacent end portion of which is riveted a corner bracket 12 70 as well as a second front bracket 13.

A pair of rivets 14C is employed for securing the crossnieinber to the lower flange ofthe side member while a pair of rivets 15 is employed for securing the corner bracket 12 to said flange. Similarly, a pair of rivets 16 is employed for securing the bracket 13 to the upper iiange of the side member, and v it is to facilitate the operation of. upsetting these rivets that the present invention ist() provided.` `In the present instance, I have' shown the anvil constructed for use in connection with the left side member. A simi- 'lar right anvil is also provided. IIowever, since the right and left anvils are identical with the exception that one is designed for use inconnection vwith one side member andthe other is designed for use in connection with the other side member of the frame of the vehicle, a description of the left anvil will suflice for both. In carrying the. invention into effect, I employ an oblong body block 17 which is tapered toward one end thereof and is rectangular in cross section, being, as illuswardly projecting end of the bracket 13,

which end of the bracket extends rearwardly within the .side member 10 beneath the upper flange thereof. Formed in said seat is a pair of spaced transverse grooves 19 accommodating the heads of the rivets 105 16. Formed in the lower side face of the block opposite the grooves 19 is a pair of similar grooves Q() accommodating the heads of the rivets 1-1. rIhe lower side face of the block is further provided with a similar pair of spaced transverse grooves 21 accommodating the heads of the rivets 15, All of the front fender brackets'and one of these openingsis employed to accommodate la cap b0lt22 which is threaded into the body blocku and may, as vvill be perceived, be adjusted for drawing the block tightly into the channel of the-side member. Further, the top and bottom fianges of' the side member, as

commonly constructed, aswell as the rear-y Wardly projecting end of' the bracket 13 and the transverse web of the front cross member, are provided With registering open-V ings for receiving one ofthe radiator se.- euring bolts. These registeringI openings are, as shovvn in Figure 3, employed to accommodate a clamping bolt 23 which may s be adjusted for tightly binding the side flanges of the member 10 against the blockf and accordingly binding the heads of the rivets Within the grooves 19, 20 and 21. Thus, as Will be seen, after the rivets have been initially fitted in place and the bolts 22 and 23 have been tightened, a suitable upsetting tool may be engagecl-ivith the outer ends of the rivets for upsetting the rivets,

the anvil, of course, serving to rigidly sus tain the rivets during the upsetting operation. l accordingly provide a particularly efficient device for the purpose set forth and a device which Will greatly facilitate the 0peration of riveting the 'front cross member of the frame of a Ford veh'iclein` place.

' ture.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed asnevv is:

1. An anvil of the character described including a body block tapered to fit between the sidesor' a channel side member of a vehicle frame forming an abutment for Viastenin0''devices extending through said sides.

2. n anvil of the character described including a body block shaped to fit in the `forward endportionofachannel side memberof a vehicle lframe,and"'means adjustable upon the block to coact -Withf the mem-r` berfor'draWing-theblock into the channel of the member.

. A 55 3. An anvil ofthe character described in cluding a` body block `tapered to fit in the forward-end portion of a channel side mem# ber of a vehicle rame,faiid clamping meansfl carried bythe yblock toextend `'through said member. l

4. An anvil `of the .character described including a body block shaped to lfitin .the fforward` end portionrofia channelside member of a vehicle `frame, and a clamping es l bolt carried .by the block to entendthrough the lbloclcand lsaid member.`4

5. An anvil of the character described in,L l

cluding -a'bodyblock taperedto fit in tlief l forwardend portion of a channel side mem-V berof avehicle frame and formed ivitli 1 grooves toaccommodate` the heads of rivets extending throughsaid member.

6. An anvill .of the* character described including a body block tapered to fit between the sides of 'a channel side memberof' a vehicleirame, anda clamping bolt Aextendv ing through `the block and the sidesof said member.

In testimony ,whereof I afiixmy signa- RAY PE'rTifr. [n s.) 

